showcasing the hegemony of grace

quila Volker eased his Vauxhall sedan into the parallel parking space across the street from the Village Bookshop. That he found this particular space seemed like a divine confirmation of his mission. Foot traffic in the village was nearly always light, but automobiles were constantly vehiculating through the narrow streets, their drivers scouting for places [...]

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§370 · February 21, 2012 · Coombebury Heath, The Writing Life · (No comments) ·


#Trust 30 Prompt: “What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty [...]

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§321 · June 19, 2011 · #Trust30 Challenge, The Writing Life · (No comments) ·


#Trust30 Prompt of the Day: “Greatness appeals to the future. If I can be firm enough to-day to do right, and scorn eyes, I must have done so much right before as to defend me now. Be it how it will, do right now. Always scorn appearances, and you always may.”  - Ralph Waldo Emerson [...]

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§316 · June 18, 2011 · #Trust30 Challenge, The Writing Life · (No comments) ·